Hair-ornament device



June 17,1930. STEPHEN 1,763,935

HAIR ORNAMENT DEVICE Filed Sept. 27, 1927 IN VEN TOR. 4724/5 5 STEPHEN A TTORNEY hair parting 1'0 Patented June 17, 1939 AIRLIE E. STEPHEN, DE LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA HAIR-ORNAMEN T DEVICE Application filed September 27, 1927. Serial No. 222,227.

My invention relates to a hair ornament pin or device which is particularly adapted to be secured to the hair at the parting, or parting line thereof.

The objects of my invention are: first, to provide a novel hair ornament pin or device which may be positioned and secured at, over, 'or over a portion of the parting, or portion of the hair; second, to provide a device of this class which is provided with a double pin so that the same may be secured to separate portions of the hair particularly adapting the same to be placed over the portion of the head having no hair; third, to provide a device of this class which, by reason of its double pin construction, is adaptedv to prevent the ornament from tilting; fourth, to provide a device of this class which, by reason of its double pin construction, is applicable for ornaments in general for holding the same in the desired positions; fifth, to provide a hair ornament 1n havin a in ortion so constructed as to prevent longitudinal movement of the pin; sixth, to provide a device. of this class aving a double pin portion and in which the separate pin portions are connected together near their pivotal ends so that the separate pin portions act in unison and '30 whereby the connecting portion serves as spring means for holding the free or pointed ends of the pin portions resiliently within the clasps; seventh, to provide a device of ,Mthis class in which the pin portion of the 35 device at one end of the pivotal connection to the ornamental portion of the device also serves as a portion of the ornament of the device; eighth, to provide, as a whole, a novelly constructed hair ornament pin or device; and, ninth, to provide a device of this class which is very simple and economical of construction, durable and which will not readily get out of order.

With these and other objects in view, as will appear hereinafter, my invention consists of certain novel features of construc tion, combination and arrangement of parts and portions, as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the characters of reference thereon which form a part of this application in which:

igure 1 is a portrait view of a womans head showing my hair ornament pin in one form of construction secured at the parting portion of the hair of the womans head; Fig. 2is a top view of the hair ornament pin in one form of construction; Fig. 3 is an edge view thereof showing by dotted lines the pin portion unclasped; and, Figs. 4 and 5 are transverse sectional views thereof taken, respectively, on the lines 44 and 55 of Fig. 2.

Like characters of reference refer to similar parts and portions throughout the several views of the drawings.

My device consists essentially'of an orna ment member 1, a pin member-2, a pivot pin 3, and clasp members 4.

The ornament member 1 maybe made in innumerable designs, but the same is preferably long and narrow, the width being preferably such as to reasonably cover the parting portion of the hair andmay also extend a considerable distance to either side of said portion. The ornament member is preferably curved upwardly, as shown in Fig. 3, so as to conform somewhat to the contour of the head at the parting portion of the hair although the same may be curved considerably more than such contour, if de-. sired. The outer side of the ornament portion member 1, which portion is exposed to view, is provided with the ornamental de sign desired.

The pin member 2, as shown in the drawings, is made preferably in the form of a conventional bone or celluloid hairpin with a bowed or looped outer end 2 which, in my construction, serves simultaneously as an ornamental portion of the device as well as a spring portion thereof for the two pin portions or prongs 2" which extend along the lateral edges of the ornament member 1. This pin member 2 is provided with Waves or corrugations 2 in its pin portions or prongs so that the ornament will be retained in the hair against longitudinal movement. The inwardly extended corrugations of the being preterably fixedly m resilient loop portion 2 to effect a spring ac- I tion for forcing the, free or polnted ends of;

the prongs 2 outwardly from the ornament member 1. The outer side of the-loop portion 2 may beprovided with jewels or stones, or designs of any desired description.

In order to provide symmetry in the design, the opposite end of the'ornament memberl maybe also provided with a loopportion, 5 of similar design, said loop portion 5 secured to said opposite end; vIt will be noted'thatwhen the device ispositioned and securedin the hair, the prongs of'the pin member are concealed.

below the hair; therefore, both ends of the p ornamental device will appear symmetrical.

Intermediate the ends of the ornament member 1, are provided Clasps which extend laterallyhfrom'the lateral sides of the ornament member "and are formed as hooks with their hook portions extended downwardly and inwardly, as: shown best in' Fig. 5. These Clasps 4c fay Y member extended transversely through the ornament member I with hook portions at its opposite ends, as'shown in These claspsretain the pinportions,"or prongsIQ in position and substantially againstthe'lateralv sides of the ornament member, as shown in ig. 2

o It will be here noted that, if: desired, the

loop portions at; the ends of, the ornament member, namely the portions 2; and the member 5, maybe eliminated, and, If it is.

desired to connect the twofprongs of the pin '45 member, said connecting port on also] serve as the pivotal:portionYonmounting of the pinmember and still ser e as a r esilient connecting portion. v i

Though I have shown and rangement of parts and portions,,I do not Wish tobe limited to thisparticular construction, combination arrangement, but desire to include in'the scope of my invention the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims. 7 f

Having thus described-my invention, what I claimas new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is: y i

, 1. Ina device of the class described, an

ornamental member, a pin member connected at one end thereto and provided with a pair of prongs extending to and adapted to engage the opposite lateral sides of; t e na be made from a single described a mental member, and means for clasping the. prongs at their ends to the side portions of the ornamental member.

2. In a device of the class described, an ornamental member, and a pair of prongs connected at one end to and adjacent one end of the ornamental member and extending with their free ends toward the} opposite a loop; portion connecting said} p qngs,

atone end, andj'a pivot pin conn g a d prongs immediately inwardly 'f loopjporti'on t0 t ppo it ilietetelsaid ornamentaljmember;

4, In a device of the class descr ed, -an aid pin" ornamental member, a pinfme b s,

member comprising ajp aijrf 'f p intedpro andia'loop'por i0im n .lI er one end, and apivo't z i. prongs [adjacent Said" l p. PQ opposite lateral siflf f I member, the pivot, p0 net the said pivot pin being, e tended beyo lateral sidesi of 7 said prongs'fto' perm movement thereof minivans: eachj ot' tosaid"ornamentalvmemberf '5flin-a device of: he. jclfa s de crib ornamental, member, "an: 'o' na'f t por on fixed; a on e d he ffi i, orn me ta 11 p, portion piviital yi' at the opposite sides ofits open per the opposite endof the i ornamenta F forming a portionlsy m ca fixed loop portion, both 100 p ra-on e tending b ey ondfthe end of' tfje'o "a: i member," th Pivotej f 001 P91 i .j prongs extended therefrom'along 'f mental member aware t'h I ti'on,thepivoted'loopfpo V A to' extend around the "end; 'ofthe" of a; member 3 to which it is "secure d"w pened from, the 0 member. I i "6 .fIjn' a device of the class described, an ornamental 'member, an "ornam portion 'fixed at; lone" 'end't other ornamental" loop porti'o mounted at the opposite v I; a r yota ilr open portion on thesp gsiwin (if are.

ornament 1 member, forming a p 7 n symmetrical to the fixed, loop portioni both loop portions extending beyond 'fe'ndfof the ornamental 'member, the pivotemloop portion having prongsextended'falong the lateral sides of the ornamentalmember and nienib' 19 clasped intermediateitsendsjto and; against the lateral sides of the ornamental membe the pivoted loop adapted extend around the end of the ornamental member to Which it is secured when the prongs are opened from the ornamental member.

7 In a device of the class described, an ornamental member, and a prong member pivotally mounted near one end at the opposite lateral sides of said ornamental member, said prong member having prongs provided intermediate their ends with corrugations, the inner corrugations of the prong member being adapted to be positioned against the lateral sides of the ornamental member.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 20th day of September, 1927.

AIRLIE E. STEPHEN. 

